All About Michael J. Fox’s Four Kids
The beloved actor is one (Mc)Fly dad.
Michael J. Fox has been a household name since the ‘80s, consistently turning in crowd-pleasing performances in film and TV. When the actor was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the height of his career in 1991, his life changed forever.
The Back to the Future star is set to share his story in his own words in the upcoming Apple TV+ documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. Among other things, the feature promises an intimate look at Fox's home life with wife Tracy Pollan and their four kids. Ahead of the May 12 release, here is all you need to know about Michael J. Fox’s children.
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Who does Michael J. Fox have kids with?
Michael J. Fox has children with his wife, actress Tracy Pollan. Pollan and Fox met in 1985 when she played his girlfriend on Family Ties. However, the two did not connect romantically offscreen at that time as Pollan was in a relationship with Kevin Bacon and Fox was dating Nancy McKeon.
They reunited in 1987 for 1988’s Bright Lights, Big City. Clearly, the sparks flew this time—the pair tied the knot just a year later in 1988. Fox and Pollan are known for having one of the longest-lasting marriages in show business.
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How many kids does Michael J. Fox have?
Michael J. Fox has four children with his wife Tracy Pollan. His kids are: Sam Michael Fox (born in 1989), Schuyler Frances Fox (born in 1995), Aquinnah Kathleen Fox (born in 1995) and Esmé Annabelle Fox (born in 2001). If you’re wondering how two of his kids could be born in the same year, the answer is yes, they are twins!
Who are Michael J. Fox's kids?
Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan not only have an a remarkable 35-year marriage, they also have four children together. All four kids appear in the documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. Here is a little bit more about the famous couple's children:
Sam Michael Fox
The year after they got married, Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan added a son to their family with the birth of Sam Fox, their first child, on May 30, 1989. The only boy of their four children, Sam doesn’t seek out the spotlight like his actor parents, though he did once act as an extra on his dad’s show Spin City.
Sam has worked in the entertainment industry as a producer, on the 2021 music video 11:11 and the 2020 short film Good Grief. He is also the only one of his siblings with a public Instagram account, on which he shares sweet glimpses of his family.
On his father’s last birthday, he captioned a photo of the two of them with, “Happy birthday pop! I might have a couple inches on you but I bet you could still take me in a fight…”
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Aquinnah Kathleen Fox
Aquinnah and her twin sister, Schuyler, were both born on Feb. 15, 1995. Not much is known about the incredibly private twenty-something, but she reportedly gushes about her loving family on her private Instagram account.
Schuyler Frances Fox
Like her twin sister, Schuyler was born on Feb. 15, 1995. Although she's made some red carpet appearances with her parents, she's mostly tended to shy away from the spotlight. However, on her and her sister’s birthday this year, proud dad Michael J. Fox took to his Instagram for the occasion.
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He posted a series of photos with the girls along with the caption, “Weeeeeeeeeeee! Happy Birthday Aquinnah and Schuyler, you guys live your best lives X 2! Love, Dood.”
Esmé Annabelle Fox
The youngest of the children, Esmé Annabelle Fox was born on Nov. 3, 2001. She appears to be the only of the four kids to follow in her parents’ acting footsteps. Going by her middle name professionally, Annabelle Fox made her acting debut in 2017 on the TV series Royally in the role of Madison for one episode. The following year, she appeared in the mockumentary Casting Chloe as Annabelle. In 2021, she appeared in two episodes of the TV series Better Days as Addie/Addy.
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Where do Michael J. Fox's kids go to college?
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Michael J. Fox’s oldest child, Sam Fox, graduated from Stanford University in 2012. Aquinnah Fox graduated from Duke University in 2018, with twin sister Schuyler Fox attending Pomona College. The youngest child, Esmé Annabelle Fox, is reportedly also attending Duke University and is set to graduate in 2025.
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Are Michael J. Fox's kids actors?
Only one of Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan’s kids appears to have gone into the family business and try her hand at acting. Esmé Annabelle Fox, who mostly goes by Annabelle Fox professionally, has acted in three projects according to her IMDB profile: a 2017 role on one episode of the TV series Royally; a 2018 appearance in the mockumentary Casting Chloe (as Annabelle); and a 2021 two-episode run on the TV series Better Days as Addie/Addy.
What have Michael J. Fox's kids said about his Parkinson's?
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Michael J. Fox was only 29 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 1991. At the time, he had just one child, his son Sam, and Sam was only 2 years old. Fox has been open about how supportive his children have been during his ongoing battle with the disease.
In 2022, he revealed, “My youngest [children] never knew me without Parkinson's. Sam was 2 or 3 when I was diagnosed. So, they never knew anything else. And there's a certain latitude you have to give someone who has Parkinson's. You can choose how nice to be and how much to do—and how much to know not to do. That's all about empathy."
All of his children attended the Governors Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2022, to watch their dad accept the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic efforts with respect to Parkinson's research. They could be seen looking proud in the audience.
Though the father-of-four has been very open about how supportive his children have been, his kids tend to shy away from the spotlight and have not been very open in the press about their father’s struggle with Parkinson’s. That may change, however, as all four children participated in the 2023 Apple TV+ movie Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.
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